The
new Tigr-M GAZ-233114 multipurpose 4x4 armoured will enter in service with
Russian army.

The
Tigr-M GAZ-233114 4x4 multipurpose armoured vehicle will enter in service
with the Russian army during the first half of 2013, said the spokesman
of the military-industrial Company (VPK) Sergei Suvorov. All tests on
the vehicle were achieved by the Russian Ministry of Defense, and at the
request of the Russian army, the manufacturer improved its ability to
have more protection against land mines.

"It is expected that
the Tiger-M, an improved version of Tiger armored vehicle, will be officially
adopted by the Russian army during the first half of 2013," said
the spokesman.

According to Sergei Suvorov, mass production, including the export version
had already been launched. The Tigrm-M is already in service in Brazil,
the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea and Uruguay.

Able to carry up to 10 fully equipped infantrymen, the wheeled armoured
vehicle Tiger-M has a combat weight of 5300 kg and offers payload capacity
of 1,500 kg. The vehicle can run at a maximum road speed from 125 to
140 km/h. The armour and the NBC protection system against nuclear,
chemical and biological threats of Tiger-M have been strengthened compared
to the previous version.